Shoe



T. BUEK, JR

Jan. 19, 1937.

SHOE

2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed May 27, 1953 1 71 mentor T. BUEK, J

Jan. 19, 1937.

SHOE

Filed May 27, 1953 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 liza:

a OM6 Patented Jan. 19, 1937 UNITED STATEfi PATENT OFFICE SHOE Application May 27, 1933, Serial No. 673,277

Claims.

My present invention relates to boots and shoes, and more particularly to a novel and improved shoe and method of making same, the shoe and method of the present application being improvements on the inventions of my prior Patents Nos. 1,600,620 and 1,600,621, both issued September 21, 1926.

In said prior patents, I have disclosed shoes and methods wherein a braided flange is provided on the marginal lip of a sole, and the upper is then laced or braided to said braided flange to secure said upper and sole together.

An important object of the present invention resides in the provision of a boot or shoe wherein the upper is laced or braided or secured directly to the marginal lip or flange of a sole by a single lacing, thong, braid, or analogous element.

Another object of the present invention resides in producing a shoe by my novel method, that will be flexible, strong and rugged, and yet neat and attractive in appearance.

Another object of my invention resides in the fact that by the utilization of my novel method of attaching upper materials and sole, said sole, in the event of Wear, may be removed and a new one replaced, in a simple, expeditious manner, and this can be accomplished by the wearer of the shoes without resorting to skilled workmanship.

Another feature of my invention resides in the fact that in carrying out my novel method of shoe manufacture, the use of lasts may be entirely dispensed with, thus materially reducing the time and cost of manufacture.

The lacing or braiding of the upper materials to the sole flange or lip may be accomplished in several different manners, some of which are disclosed herein, these different methods of attaching producing unique and ornamental efiects in the completed shoe and thus greatly enhancing the attractive appearance thereof.

By the utilization of a single lacing, braid or thong to effect the attachment of the upper materials directly to the sole, I eliminate the time and expense necessary to first form the braided flange around the marginal edge of the sole, as described in my said prior arts, and thus still further lessen the time and expense of manufacturing my novel shoes.

Further features and objects of my invention reside in the particular construction and arrangement of parts of my novel shoes, and in the various steps of manufacture thereof, and all of the above and other objects and features (Cl. 361Z) of the invention, details of construction, combinations of parts, and advantages, will be hereinafter more fully pointed out, described and claimed.

Referring to the drawings, illustrating ferred embodiments of my invention,

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a completed shoe embodying my invention;

Fig. 2 is a bottom plan view of the sole of said shoe, prepared and ready for attachment to the upper materials;

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary cross-sectional detail on the line 33 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 1 is a partial plan view of the toe portion of the upper materials, illustrating the technique of preparation thereof;

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary side elevation on an enlarged scale illustrating the method of attaching of Fig. 1;

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Fig. 6 is a fragmentary cross-sectional detail Fig. 10 is a fragmentary cross-sectional detail 6 on the line lib-I0 of Fig. 9.

Referring now to the drawings, for a particular description of the invention, and the preferred methods of carrying out the same, I designates the sole, the technique of preparation of which is simple, being briefly described as follows:

This sole l is channelled around its outer periphery, as at 2, to produce a flange or lip 3, said lip being provided With a plurality of preferably equi-spaced perforations or apertures 4. While I have herein illustrated the lip 55 as extending completely around the periphery of the sole I, it will be readily understood and appreciated by those skilled in this art that this is 4 for illustrative purposes only, and that the length of said lip may be varied, depending upon the particular type of shoe to be constructed therewith. Also, while I have illustrated the apertures or perforations as in the shape of ellipses, this is also for illustrative purposes, as the shape or size of said apertures may be varied at Will, depending upon the particular type or style of lacing, braid or thong to be utilized in connecting or attaching the upper materials to said lip or flange 3.

Said lip or flange 3 is then preferably bent upward as illustrated in Fig. 3, for more facile access to the apertures or perforations The technique of preparation of the upper materials for my novel shoes is very simple, and resides in providing said upper materials 5, adjacent tov their lower marginal edges, with a row of preferably equi-spaced perforations or apertures 6, these apertures being herein illustrated as elliptical in shape, similar to the apertures 4, but again it will be appreciated and understood that this is for illustrative purposes, and that the shape of these apertures 55 may be varied depending upon the shape of lacing, braid or thong utilized.

The method of attaching the upper materials 5 to the flange or lip 3 is simple, and may be expeditiously carried out in the following manner:

The upper materials 5 are brought into relatively close association with the lip or flange 3, with the apertures 6 in such alinement or disalinement with the apertures 4 as desired for the particular type of braiding or weaving to be practised. In Fig. 5 the said apertures are illustrated as slightly disalined, although with this type of braiding or weaving the said apertures may be in register or alinement if desired.

The upper is united to the flange or lip of the sole by means of a thong, lacing or braid l, braided or woven through the apertures 4 and 6' in such a manner as to present a neat and attractive appearance while at the same time strongly and firmly uniting or connecting said upper to said sole.

It will be appreciated and understood that the lacing or braid I may be of any desired color or shade, shape or style, to produce desired resulting ornamental effects and appearance.

In practice, the uniting of said elements may be started at any desired point, usually at the heel, and said attachment is achieved in the following manner:

Said lacing, in its capacity as the attaching medium, and as graphically illustrated in Fig. 5, enters the slight space 8 between the adjacent edges of the lip 3 and upper materials 5, passes behind the upturned lip 3 and outwardly through an aperture 4 therein. Thereupon said lacing is brought up over the outside of said flange, across the outer marginal edge of the upper materials 5, through the cooperating aperture 6 in said upper materials, downwardly behind the marginal edge of said upper materials below said aperture, and slightly to one side thereof, outwardly through said space, as illustrated in Fig. 5, thence across the face of the lacing extending between the two apertures already described, and again enters the space 8 between the flange 3 and upper materials 5, where the operation above briefly described is repeated, until the union between the upper materials 5 and lip 3 is completed entirely around the shoe, or around such portion thereof as it is desired to unite in this manner.

Thus, by the use of a single lacing, I achieve the desired union, and at the same time create an artistic, ornamental appearance similar to that which would have been produced by a plurality of lacings, thongs or braids.

In Figs. 7 and 8 I have illustrated a slightly different method of weaving, to produce a different ornamental appearance while at the same time resulting in a firm, strong union between the upper materials 5 and flange or lip 3 of the sole I.

In carrying out the method of attachment illustrated in Figs. '7 and 8, the upper materials 5 are so assembled in relation to the flange 3 that the apertures 4 and 6 will be in staggered relation, as graphically illustrated in Fig. '7.

A lacing or thong 9 is utilized, and as illustrated in Fig. 7, this lacing 9 is brought up over the outer marginal edge of the upper materials 5, enters an aperture 6, passes downwardly behind the marginal edge of the upper materials and behind the flange 3, thence passes outwardly through a staggered aperture 4 in said flange, to the right of the aperture 6 just described and as illustrated in Fig. '7. Thence said lacing is brought up over the edge of the flange 3, over and under the lacing 9 at the point where it enters said first aperture 6, then over that portion of the lacing 9 which extends upwardly from the aperture 4 as just described, and into the next adjacent aperture 6, where the operation just described is repeated. As aforesaid, this lacing or weaving may be extended completely around the shoe or around such portions thereof as desired.

In Figs. 9 and 10 is illustrated a slightly different weave, the apertures 6 and 4 in this instance being but slightly, if at all, disalined from each other. In this method, the lacing 10 enters an aperture 6, as illustrated at the left of Fig. 9, passes downwardly behind the marginal edge of the upper materials 5, behind the flange 3, and outwardly through the corresponding or cooperating aperture 4. Thence said lacing is brought upwardly, behind and over the lacing 8 at the point where it enters the aperture 6 just referred to, across the outer face of the upper materials and into the next adjacent aperture 6, where the operation just described is repeated, around the shoe or such portions thereof as desired.

For convenience of expression that portion of the lacing in each of the embodiments which,

extends from an aperture in one part to an aperture in the other is descriptively referred to in the claims as a lap.

It will be appreciated that the lacings herein described may be of leather, or any suitable or desirable material, and may also be of any shade or color, 'to produce the desired effect or finish in the completed shoe.

I believe that the boot or shoe described herein is novel and have therefore claimed the same broadly in this application.

I also believe that the methods of uniting the upper materials 5 to the flange 3, as herein described, are novel, and have therefore claimed said methods broadly in this application.

While I have necessarily described my present invention somewhat in detail, it will be appreciated that I may vary the size, shape and arrangement of parts within reasonably wide limits without departing from the spirit of the invention.

My invention is further described and defined in the form of claims as follows:

1. A boot or shoe, including a sole having a marginal flange therearound provided with spaced apertures, upper materials provided at their marginal edges with spaced apertures and lacing uniting said upper materials and said flange and looped so as to extend on the exterior of the shoe in opposite directions away from the region of the apertures in one of said parts.

2. A boot or shoe, including a sole having a marginal flange therearound provided with spaced apertures, upper materials provided at their marginal edges with spaced apertures, and a single lacing uniting said upper materials and flange by successive laps extending between apertures in the flange and upper, successive laps of lacing contacting each other on the exterior of the shoe.

3. A boot or shoe, including a sole having a marginal flange therearound provided with spaced apertures, upper materials provided at their marginal edges with spaced apertures, and a single lacing uniting said upper materials and flange and successively crossing itself on the exterior of the shoe so as to simulate a plurality of lacings.

4. A boot or shoe, including a sole having a marginal flange therearound provided with spaced apertures, upper materials spaced slightly at their marginal edges from said flange and provided at their marginal edges with spaced apertures, and a single lacing uniting said upper materials and flange, said lacing leading through the space between said upper and said flange, behind the flange and outwardly through an aperture therein, upwardly over the outside of saidflange, across the outer marginal edge of said upper materials, through a cooperating aperture in said upper materials, downwardly behind the marginal edge of said upper materials below said aperture, outwardly through said space, thence across the face of the lacing where it spans said two apertures, again leading through the space between the upper materials and flange, and in like manner around that portion of the shoe to be united.

5. A boot or shoe, including a sole having a marginal flange therearound provided with spaced apertures, upper materials provided at their marginal edges with spaced apertures in staggered relation with the apertures in said flange, and a single lacing uniting said upper materials and flange, said lacing leading through an aperture in said upper materials, downwardly behind the marginal edge of said upper materials, behind said flange, outwardly through a staggered aperture in said flange, upwardly over the outer edge of said flange, over and under the lacing at the point where it leads through said aperture in the upper materials, over that portion of the lacing extending upwardly from the said aperture in said flange,

and then leading into the next adjacent aperture in said upper materials, and in like manner around that portion of the shoe to be united.

6. A boot or shoe, including a sole having a marginal flange therearound provided with spaced apertures, upper materials provided at their marginal edges with spaced apertures, and a single lacing uniting said upper materials and flange by leading through an aperture in the upper materials, downwardly behind the marginal edge of the upper materials, behind the flange, outwardly through a cooperating aperture in said flange, upwardly, behind and over the lacing at the point where it leads through said aperture in the upper materials, across the outer face of the upper materials and through the next adjacent aperture in said upper materials, and in like manner around that portion of the shoe to be united.

7. A boot or shoe comprising, an upper having spaced apertures adjacent its margin, a flanged sole having apertures therein spaced corresponding to the apertures in the upper, and lacing extending from an aperture in one of said parts to an aperture in the other part on one side and back to the region of the same aperture in the first part on the other side thereof.

8. A boot or shoe comprising, an upper having spaced apertures adjacent its margin, a flanged sole having apertures therein spaced corresponding to the apertures in the upper, and lacing extending from an aperture in one of said parts to an aperture in the other part and then to and through another aperture in one of said parts, said lacing on the last mentioned lap being looped across the first mentioned lap.

9. A boot or shoe comprising, an upper having spaced apertures adjacent its margin, a flanged sole having apertures therein spaced corresponding to the apertures in the upper, and lacing connecting said parts together, a lap of lacing connecting an aperture in one part with an aperture in the other crossing the lap of lacing connecting an adjacent aperture.

10. A boot or shoe comprising, an upper hav- [ing spaced apertures adjacent its margin, a flanged sole having apertures therein spaced corresponding to the aperture in the upper, and lacing connecting said parts together, said lacing extending from an aperture in one part to an aperture in the other part and crossing and contacting with another part of said lacing extending to an adjacent aperture.

'I'YCHO BUEK, JR. 

